diff --git a/src/ui/handlers/admin-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/handlers/admin-ui-handler.ts
index 38420c61010..a89bfc69e13 100644
--- a/src/ui/handlers/admin-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/handlers/admin-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { pokerogueApi } from "#api/pokerogue-api";
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
+import { bypassLogin } from "#app/global-vars/bypass-login";
 import { Button } from "#enums/buttons";
 import { TextStyle } from "#enums/text-style";
 import { UiMode } from "#enums/ui-mode";
+import type { GameData } from "#system/game-data";
+import type { SearchAccountResponse } from "#types/api/pokerogue-admin-api";
 import type { InputFieldConfig } from "#ui/form-modal-ui-handler";
 import { FormModalUiHandler } from "#ui/form-modal-ui-handler";
 import type { ModalConfig } from "#ui/modal-ui-handler";
@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ export class AdminUiHandler extends FormModalUiHandler {
   private adminResult: AdminSearchInfo;
   private config: ModalConfig;
 
+  private tempSaveData: GameData;
+
   private readonly buttonGap = 10;
   private readonly ERR_REQUIRED_FIELD = (field: string) => {
     if (field === "username") {
@@ -273,8 +278,8 @@ export class AdminUiHandler extends FormModalUiHandler {
         }
         break;
       case AdminMode.SEARCH:
-        if (!this.inputs[0].text) {
-          // username missing from search panel
+        if (!this.inputs[0].text && !bypassLogin) {
+          // username missing from search panel, skip check for local testing
           return {
             error: true,
             errorMessage: this.ERR_REQUIRED_FIELD("username"),
@@ -314,6 +319,17 @@ export class AdminUiHandler extends FormModalUiHandler {
   }
 
   private async adminSearch(adminSearchResult: AdminSearchInfo) {
+    // Mocking response, solely for local testing
+    if (bypassLogin) {
+      const fakeResponse: SearchAccountResponse = {
+        username: adminSearchResult.username,
+        discordId: "",
+        googleId: "",
+        lastLoggedIn: "",
+        registered: "",
+      };
+      return { adminSearchResult: fakeResponse, error: false };
+    }
     try {
       const [adminInfo, errorType] = await pokerogueApi.admin.searchAccount({
         username: adminSearchResult.username,
diff --git a/src/ui/handlers/menu-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/handlers/menu-ui-handler.ts
index 419f2489818..8292951b92b 100644
--- a/src/ui/handlers/menu-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/handlers/menu-ui-handler.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ export class MenuUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         keepOpen: true,
       },
     ];
-    if (!bypassLogin && loggedInUser?.hasAdminRole) {
+    if (bypassLogin || loggedInUser?.hasAdminRole) {
       communityOptions.push({
         label: "Admin",
         handler: () => {